Annie Coen
Dublin
Summary
Clinical research professional with almost 10 years' experience in ophthalmology, including hands-on experience on 3 sponsor-led and 2 investigator-initiated clinical studies in collaboration with leading industry partners across the ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Experience in supporting clinical studies from start-up through to close-out, collaborating with CROs, study sponsors, KOLs, multidisciplinary teams and industry partners to support the effective delivery of clinical research. Brings strong project coordination, stakeholder engagement and operational planning skills, underpinned by a First-Class MSc in Clinical & Translational Research and a Professional Diploma in Leadership & Management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse & Technician Manager
Wellington Eye Clinic
01.2023 - Current
- Coordinated clinical research activities and point of contact for clinical trials at the clinic.
- Led the clinical team to ensure understanding and adherence to individual study requirements and accurate data capture.
- Maintained accurate and comprehensive study documentation and trial master/site files.
- Oversaw clinical trial documentation preparation for IMV and COV compliance.
- Provided support for industry-leading sponsors from initiation through to study close-out.
- Assisted in protocol development, ethics submissions, study enrollment, and EDC entry.
- Managed all clinic diaries and daily operations, including scheduling and resource allocation for a team of 9 nurses and technicians.
- Monitored surgical demand forecasts using patient conversion data to support operational planning.
Maternity cover for Clinic Manager
Wellington Eye Clinic
05.2024 - 02.2025
- Provided maternity cover for the clinic manager while maintaining existing management responsibilities, ensuring continuity of clinical and operational services.
- Worked with the company director, consultant ophthalmic surgeons and external partners such as our PR company, marketing company and business coach to support operational planning, review overall business performance and implement improvements.
Ophthalmic Technician/Research Assistant
Wellington Eye Clinic
10.2016 - 01.2023
- Conducted clinical scans and diagnostic procedures to support patient assessments using specialist diagnostic equipment and research systems.
- Supported clinical research studies through imaging, study documentation, CRF completion and upload to EDC systems.
- Collected and recorded clinical data results for peer-reviewed publications.
- Collaborated with clinicians and research teams to enhance patient care and advance clinical research efforts.
- Designed a non-inferiority study as part of MSc degree which compared LIRIC, a novel refractive surgery technique to LASIK. This included writing a protocol, completing an ethics submission and designing a CRF, PIL and consent form.
Education
Professional Diploma - Leadership and Management
UCD Professional Academy
MSc. - Clinical and Translational Research
University College Dublin
BSc. - Biological and Biomedical Science
Maynooth University
Skills
- Supported 3 sponsor-led and 2 investigator-initiated studies
- Clinical trial coordination from start-up to close-out
- Protocol and ethics submission support
- PIL and informed consent preparation
- CRO liaison & vendor coordination
- EDC systems & data query management - OpenClinica, IBM Clinical Development
- Clinical trial documentation, data quality oversight and compliance
- ICH-GCP trained
- Healthcare technology implementation and staff training on innovative diagnostics
- First-Class MSc in Clinical & Translational Research
- Professional Diploma in Leadership & Management
Therapeutic experience
Experience working within a specialist ophthalmology setting across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including:
- Refractive surgery - LASIK, PRK, CLR, ICL, corneal inlays (Allotex)
- Cataract - including IOLs
- Glaucoma - Retinopexy, SLT/DSLT
- Keratoconus - CXL/AXL, KeraNatural, Myoring
- Dry eye - E-Eye IPL, MiboFlo, Blephasteam, Meibomask
Hobbies/interests
I enjoy staying active through regular gym training and hiking, and I also enjoy reading in my spare time.
Disclaimer
References are available on request.
Timeline
Maternity cover for Clinic Manager
Wellington Eye Clinic
05.2024 - 02.2025
Nurse & Technician Manager
Wellington Eye Clinic
01.2023 - Current
Ophthalmic Technician/Research Assistant
Wellington Eye Clinic
10.2016 - 01.2023
Professional Diploma - Leadership and Management
UCD Professional Academy
MSc. - Clinical and Translational Research
University College Dublin
BSc. - Biological and Biomedical Science
Maynooth University